Jeffrey Sade Deve is a native Solomon Islander. From 25 November 2019 to date Jeffrey is formally re-appointed as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and is responsible for the entire Executive Management and Administration of the Ministry. Due to Jeffrey’s excellence  in Public Administration and Constitutional Law and his vast experience in Executive Management and Administration, Jeffrey holds various very Senior Executive positions within the Government circle including the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification, the Director of Immigration Department, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCIL&I), Director of Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, the Senior Crown Counsel Attorney General’s Chambers Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJ&LA) and the Senior Legal Advisor Honiara City Council, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). 

Currently Mr Jeffrey Sade Deve is the Chair of the Appeal Board of the Solomon Islands Citizenship Commission (SICC), the Vice Chair of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), and the Vice Chair of the Solomon Islands National Sports Council (SINSC) Board.    

Mr. Jeffrey Sade Deve was registered with the Fiji Legal Education Board, enrolled Full Admission in the High Court of Solomon Islands as a legal practitioner and an officer of the Court, was awarded a Certificate of Admission at the High Court of Solomon Islands, and is a  Commissioner of Oaths at the High Court of Solomon Islands. 

Jeffrey holds a Masters of Laws Degree (LLM), from the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) New Zealand, a Professional Diploma in Legal Practice (PDLP) from the Institute of Justice and Applied Pure Legal Studies, University of the South Pacific (USP) Fiji and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB), School of Law, Emalus Campus, University of the South Pacific (USP).

Mr. Roy Mae is the Deputy Secretary for Programme Development, Coordination & Monitoring Group (PDCMG) within the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) (formerly Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination). As the Deputy Secretary for Programme Development Coordination & Monitoring Group, Mr. Mae is primarily responsible for building, fostering and strengthening the partnership between MNPDC, government line ministries and development partners to fully appraise, implement and monitor development projects to deliver on the Solomon Islands National Development Strategy 2016-2035 (NDS) objectives and achieve its vision.  

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Mae has been working as the Under-Secretary Technical of the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) whose main responsibility is assisting the Permanent Secretary to implement Government Policies in particular oversee the implementation of the main mandates of the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination especially in the areas of national development planning and coordination of all development assistance since 2014. 

Before joining the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC), Mr. Mae worked as the Regional Project Coordinator (Eastern Region) for the Solomon Islands Government European Union Rural Advancement Micro-Projects Programme (SIG EU RAMP) where his main responsibility is to coordinate RAMP inputs to varied portfolio of micro-projects across a range of sectors, including social infrastructure, enterprise development and community development. Furthermore, he begin his career working as Planning Officer for the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and eventually becoming the Chief Planning Officer (CPO) whose responsibility is the coordination and formulation of provincial development strategies and policies and monitoring and reviews of development plan frame works.

Mr. Mae holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of the South Pacific (2020), a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Advance Analytical Skills) from the University of the South Pacific (2019), a post graduate certificate in Business Administration (Financial Administration) from University of the South Pacific (2018) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Management/Public Administration from the University of the South Pacific (2004).

Mr. Mae is married and has one child.

Currently the Deputy Secretary Funding and Financing at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. He has more than 10 years' experience in Budgeting and Public Financial Management reforms.

Coswal has great interest in sports and has valuable experience as a Football Player. He has played active football in PNG during his university days with the University Football Club and Souths Football Club (now Hekari United under franchise) at the Port Moresby Premier Football League from 2004 to 2007. In the SI domestic football league, Coswal played for KGVI Snails in the Honiara Football League from 2001-2003, a club owned by KOSSA Football Club.

"I am honoured to be a member of the NSC as required by the NSC Act, and happy to give my best to support NSC to be fully established and implement its key mandated responsibilities to bring sports and recreational to new heights in our beloved Solomon Islands."